Conor McGregor hit with $150K fine, 50 hours community service

Conor McGregor hit with $150K fine, 50 hours community service

Today the Nevada State Athletic Commission unanimously decided the fate of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor (20-3) for his antics at the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference where water bottles and cans of monster energy were thrown in the direction of his then opponent Nate Diaz and brother Nick.

The NSAC hit McGregor with a fine of five percent of his UFC 202 disclosed pay, or $150,000 of his $3 million “show purse.”

Conor McGregor hit with $150K fine, 50 hours community service

McGregor is also required to perform 50 hours of community service, double the recommendation of the commission’s legal representative.

The state’s attorney general’s office, which represents the commission in disciplinary matters, recommended a $25,000 fine, 25 hours of community service, and five hours of media training for the 145-pound champion.

McGregor testified during the hearing via telephone. A suspension was suggested but that would force him out of the UFC 205 headlining title bout with Eddie Alvarez next month at Madison Square Garden.

NSAC chairman Anthony Marnell said, “I have a really hard time with a $300,000 fine for throwing a water bottle.”

“I think we benefit our community better with community service than a fine,” NSAC commissioner Francisco Aguilar said.

Part of the fine levied against McGregor will be used to generate a public service announcement. THe anti-bullying ad will count twoard 10 percent of his community service hours and the remained of the funds will go to the state’s general fund.

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WSOF 34 – New Year’s Eve

WSOF 34: Fitch vs. Shields had been scheduled for Nov. 12 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, while WSOF 35 was slated for Dec. 3 at Xfinity Arena in Everett, Washington.

Both those cards are now cancelled and will be combined with their end of year spectacular at Madison Square Garden on New Year’s Eve.

Fitch vs. Shields will co-headline the event while a bantamweight title fight between champion Marlon Moraes and an unnamed opponent will open the card. Headlining the event will be lightweight champion Justin Gaethje vs. Joao Zeferino.

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